March 2024 Joseph Marcell will soon be arriving in York once again following a previous run with “Alone in Berlin” back in 2020. This time, he’s playing Sir Peter Tearle in a new touring production of “The School for Scandal” which plays York Theatre Royal from 23-27 April. Marcell was most recently seen in Chiwetel... Continue Reading →
March 2024 A new production “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is set to play York Theatre Royal next month (April 9-13), starring Tweedy the Clown in the golden role that is Bottom (also taking the role of comedy advisor for the production). Tweedy is well-known for his 15-year tenure at Giffords Circus and renowned for his... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 12th March 2024 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️ Cluedo (the stage play) is back with a second instalment, promising a brand new plot and a new take on the characters. This time? Writers Maurice Gran and Laurence Marks take us to a country manor house owned by a fizzling-out rocker, circa 1968. And who’s... Continue Reading →
Thursday, 29th February 2024 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ It’s a rarity in theatre I think, but Wise Children (like Kneehigh before them) can always be trusted to totally cut us off from the outside world for a few hours. The worlds created don’t play by the rules, offering escapism through a characteristic richness of... Continue Reading →
February 2024 In my circles, Katy Owen is known as a bit of a “golden ticket” - with credits including Wise Children’s Wuthering Heights, Kneehigh’s Ubu! and the Globe Theatre’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Owen has consistently delivered performances full of energy and flair - and has definitely stolen a few shows. Her latest role... Continue Reading →
Wednesday, 22nd February 2024 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ There’s something about Greek mythology - and more specifically Orpheus - that continues to grab creatives and audiences alike. Just in recent years, we’ve had Testament’s Orpheus in the Record Shop, Rambert’s Death Trap, Ben Haggarty’s Orpheus Dismembered and Anaïs Mitchell’s Hadestown, and interest in this... Continue Reading →
February 2024 Cluedo 2 - The Next Chapter will soon be arriving in York, when it stops off at York Theatre Royal from 12-16 March as part of a wider tour. Here, Richard Barber chats to BAFTA Award-winning writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran. Cluedo has been a stalwart of family life since the Hasbro... Continue Reading →
February 2024 Pilot Theatre’s latest show, A Song for Ella Grey, is arriving at York Theatre Royal later this month (20-24 February). Here, Natasha Tripney talks to author David Almond, playwright Zoe Cooper and director Esther Richardson about the forthcoming stage production. “People have been telling this story forever,” says author David Almond about the... Continue Reading →
Friday, 2nd February 2024 at York Theatre Royal ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Cronus and Rhea. Aphrodite. Zeus and Hera. Persephone. Dionysus. Eurydice and Orpheus. Aside from the wonderful poetry of the names, the stories of the Greek gods are an assortment of the unexpected, the macabre and the downright bizarre. Orpheus Dismembered takes audiences on a whistle stop... Continue Reading →
Tuesday, 12th December 2023 at York Theatre Royal. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Jack and the Beanstalk has landed at York Theatre Royal as this year’s panto offering. It’s a very modernised version with more re-writes than you can shake a stick at, and it’s helmed by a great cast who never waver in energy and enthusiasm. Nina Wadia’s... Continue Reading →
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